Gor Sujyan will represent Armenia!

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The most popular Armenian rock band Dorians represents Armenia in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song Lonely Planet, written by Tony Iommi, the guitarist and songwriter of Black Sabbath, and Armenian lyricist Vardan Zadoyan.

The Armenian 2013 representative has been chosen: It's Gor Sujyan! The 25-year-old musician, who is the lead singer of the band Dorians, has already participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010 as a backing vocalist of Eva Rivas.

The Eurovision Production Team of the Public Television of Armenia has announced their decision on the 2013 representative: They have internally selected Gor Sujyan, who is the lead singer of the rock band Dorians.

Gor Sujyan is the most popular rock singer in Armenia, and he is famous for his unique voice. He is 25 years old and the son of an Armenian jazz musician, guitar player Mkrtich Sujyan. In 2010 he was crowned "The best male singer" in the annual Armenian National Music Awards.

Earlier, we reported that the song to represent Armenia in Malmö will be chosen in a national final on the 2nd of March. Gor Sujyan will sing all the songs, and in the end, the winning entry will be chosen by a combined vote of the TV public and an expert jury.

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Gor Sujyan has been internally selected to represent Armenia. Tonight, it will be decided which song he will sing on the Eurovision stage in Malmö. Out of four songs, all sung by Gor and his band Dorians, a 50/50 combination of televoting and an expert jury will select the winning composition. You can watch the show live tonight on Eurovision.tv, starting at 18:30 CET!

After an initial announcement that the Armenian entry for Malmö 2013 would be internally selected, Public Television of Armenia has now changed plans: As many high-quality songs have been received, a national final will be organised on 2 March. The singer representing Armenia will still be internally chosen, and he/she will sing all the songs in the national final.

Public Television of Armenia is currently in the middle of the process of internally selecting their candidate for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. One of the most persistent rumours is that Sirusho might represent the small Caucasian country. However, the Head of the Armenian delegation, Gohar Gasparyan, emphasizes that nothing has been decided yet.